Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The issue is that this food needs to be cheap for the FARMS so yes we all suffer.

+1, public schools have turned into subsidized daycare

Maybe if we as a people/our government supported children in more substantial ways, schools would not need to step in and play these various roles in addition to the educational one they were set up for.

Federally, we spend $7 on programs for elderly people for every $1 spent on programs for children. (That disparity is boggling, at least to me.) The result of that has been an incredible reduction in the number of older people living in poverty since the 1970s — but 21 percent of the children in the United States live in families with incomes below the poverty level, the highest percentage since 1993 and the highest numbers (about 16.4 million) since 1962.

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2009/11/05%20spending%20children%20isaacs/1_how_much_isaacs.pdf

Anonymous wrote:I was looking at the menu of a Potomac ES and was wondering if the food was prepared on-site. Any schools in Potomac cook from scratch? Any use mostly organic food? TIA!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The issue is that this food needs to be cheap for the FARMS so yes we all suffer.

+1, public schools have turned into subsidized daycare

Maybe if we as a people/our government supported children in more substantial ways, schools would not need to step in and play these various roles in addition to the educational one they were set up for.

Federally, we spend $7 on programs for elderly people for every $1 spent on programs for children. (That disparity is boggling, at least to me.) The result of that has been an incredible reduction in the number of older people living in poverty since the 1970s — but 21 percent of the children in the United States live in families with incomes below the poverty level, the highest percentage since 1993 and the highest numbers (about 16.4 million) since 1962.

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2009/11/05%20spending%20children%20isaacs/1_how_much_isaacs.pdf

Why is it the government's job to do that.

Anonymous wrote:Schools have lost the focus and have become giant government programs that have a lot of waste with too many special interests that detract and have nothing to do with the primary focus. I personally believe that education should be the primary and only focus of public education. Notice the EDUCATION in public education.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The issue is that this food needs to be cheap for the FARMS so yes we all suffer.

+1, public schools have turned into subsidized daycare

Maybe if we as a people/our government supported children in more substantial ways, schools would not need to step in and play these various roles in addition to the educational one they were set up for.

Federally, we spend $7 on programs for elderly people for every $1 spent on programs for children. (That disparity is boggling, at least to me.) The result of that has been an incredible reduction in the number of older people living in poverty since the 1970s — but 21 percent of the children in the United States live in families with incomes below the poverty level, the highest percentage since 1993 and the highest numbers (about 16.4 million) since 1962.

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2009/11/05%20spending%20children%20isaacs/1_how_much_isaacs.pdf

Why is it the government's job to do that.

Why isn't it?

And why is so much spent on the end of life for our citizens, and so little on the start of life?
Because the AARP is powerful and politicians cater to the older voters and court them with handouts.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter goes to a FARMS school. She happens to be special needs and very underweight. I've never seen a cafeteria staff more devoted to helping a child. The cooks will hold back items they know she can and will eat (mashed potatos, gravy) to try to tempt her and get a little extra food into her. My hat is off to them and they have my thanks.

Just want to say that the cafeteria staff at my FARMS school are equally amazing. They know every kids name, and they really do care. Talk about a hard job. They have my thanks, too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The issue is that this food needs to be cheap for the FARMS so yes we all suffer.

+1, public schools have turned into subsidized daycare

Maybe if we as a people/our government supported children in more substantial ways, schools would not need to step in and play these various roles in addition to the educational one they were set up for.

Federally, we spend $7 on programs for elderly people for every $1 spent on programs for children. (That disparity is boggling, at least to me.) The result of that has been an incredible reduction in the number of older people living in poverty since the 1970s — but 21 percent of the children in the United States live in families with incomes below the poverty level, the highest percentage since 1993 and the highest numbers (about 16.4 million) since 1962.

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2009/11/05%20spending%20children%20isaacs/1_how_much_isaacs.pdf

Why is it the government's job to do that.

All civilized governments in highly-developed nations have programs to care for their most vulnerable citizens - every last one of them. I defy you to name ONE country in the developed world that does not do this. Or do you prefer that the U.S. align its policies with those of e.g. Somalia?

Why on earth *isn't* it the government's job to see that its youngest, poorest citizens are adequately nourished, housed, cared for?

Or are you Mittens Romney, looking to weed out the weakest members of the 47%

Hey moron , unless they are orphans dad and mom are supposed to be doing this. Or do you want mother government to step in. Remember mother russia? How'd that turn out.